by Christian Coon | Jan 19, 2012 | BLOG
My Urban Village colleague Trey Hall and I went to the Community Renewal Society’s Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Faith in Action Assembly on Monday at Kingdom Baptist Church on the west side of the city. Kristin Holm, the site-team leader for our Wicker Park site, is...
by Christian Coon | Jan 11, 2012 | BLOG
I’ve been thinking a fair amount about sin this week. It started on Sunday. I’ve been reading and reflecting on an adaptation of St. Ignatius’ Spiritual Exercises and the theme this week is “The negative force of sin in the world.” Real...
by Christian Coon | Jan 8, 2012 | BLOG
We took down our Christmas decorations yesterday including what was probably our most memorable tree. From the low price we paid ($39 compared to when we used to pay close to $90) to its funky top-heavy look to its tumble to the ground at 4 a.m. one morning, that tree...
by Christian Coon | Jan 5, 2012 | BLOG
…impactful healthy family behaviors. –Email from my kids’ private school. If I’m paying tuition, shouldn’t I expect the school to know that “impactful” isn’t a word?
by Christian Coon | Jan 4, 2012 | BLOG
My philosophy about resolutions is to make a lot of them while also not beating myself up if I don’t achieve all (or even most) of them. I know I won’t do all of these things, but, since I’m a baseball fan, I kind of like that the best hitters fail...
